Vosburgh Stakes Analysis

By Dick Jerardi / 7:30 pm, 10.03.09

Vosburgh Stakes (G1) / Belmont Park, 10.03.09 / Download Chart (PDF)

PROS

  • The super consistent Kodiak Kowboy came flying late to get up in time at six furlongs, something less than his best distance.
  • The amazing Fabulous Strike survived a very hot pace, opened up nicely in the stretch and was caught very late.

CONS

  • The pace set up nicely for the winner, but this was just a four-horse field with no traffic, not exactly a scenario that is going to be revisited in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.

BOTTOM LINE

  • Steve Asmussen’s assistant, Scott Blasi, seemed skeptical about Kodiak Kowboy’s chances to run his best on the Pro-Ride in the BC Sprint. Todd Beattie, trainer of Fabulous Strike, said the 6-year-old speedball, so far off his best form in the 2008 Sprint on Pro-Ride, won’t be making the trip to Santa Anita.
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About Dick Jerardi

Author PhotoDick Jerardi is an award-winning turf writer, winner of multiple Eclipse Awards, and one of the leading basketball reporters in the country, serving as a past president of the United States Basketball Writers Association. But the Philadelphia Daily News columnist is a handicapper at heart, and a member of the Beyer Associates, producers of the well-known speed figures seen in Daily Racing Form, where Jerardi contributes a regular column.

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